April 20, 2012 - Part II (Private Sector & Young Canadians Poorer) and Part III (The Impact on First Nations) of Facing the Fiscal Reality have been posted on the blog.

April 11, 2012 - C.T. Manny Jules was on CPAC's panel discussion "In Conversation with MacLean's - First Nations in Canada: Is there a way forward?" discussing First Nation issues. Click here to watch.

April 5, 2012 - To check out our first blog entry, Part I of Facing the Fiscal Reality - Raise Productivity or Become Poorer, visit the blog page.

April 5, 2012 - The Tulo Centre  will be offering APEC 1640: Administration: Tax Notices, Collecting and Enforcement during the week of Apr 30 - May 4, 2012. For more information on Tulo click here.

April 3, 2012 - Our study "The Benefits of the First Nation Property Ownership Option for Lands Added to First Nation Jurisdictions" was used in the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples hearing. 

March 29, 2012 - Pages 165 and 171 of Budget 2012 - Jobs Growth and Long-term Prosperity mentions First Nation Property Ownership and the Canadian government's intent to explore this initiative.

February 22, 2012 - This is the new website of Fiscal Realities Economists,  an economic research and analysis company based in Kamloops, BC and Georgina Island, Ont.

February 22, 2012 -  The First Nation Property Ownership initiative has been underway since 2006, led by the First Nations Tax Commission, under the leadership of Chief  Commissioner Clarence T. (Manny) Jules. 

The First Nation Property Ownership Act (FNPOA) is proposed legislation, under which First Nation ownership would replace the existing Crown ownership and include First Nation reversionary rights and expropriation powers. The FNPOA would allow First Nations to opt in to the legislative framework as an alternative to the Indian Act. For more information on the initiative and act click here.

For past Fiscal Realities news, visit the News Archive.

"While land claims made by Canada's aboriginal peoples continue to attract attention and controversy, there has been almost no discussion of the ways in which First Nations lands are managed and the property rights that have been in place since the Indian Act of 1876. Beyond the Indian Act looks at these issues and questions whether present land practices have benefitted Canada's aboriginal peoples. Challenging current laws and management, this illuminating work proposes the creation of a new system that would allow First Nations to choose to have full ownership of property, both individually and collectively." 

Beyond the Indian Act is available for purchase on Amazon by clicking here.